Sleep By Frank Bruni Summary
The article that Frank Bruni wrote showed several key points on why kids may be deprived from sleep. In this day in age, all kids worry about are getting good grades. School was meant for kids to come and receive an education so they can succeed in life, but over the years, it has developed into a place that kids dread. Studies are showing; however, that school related work are causing kids to become sleep deprived. Frank Bruni elaborates on reasons why this is happening and also other reasons kids may be sleep deprived as well.
Frank Bruni gets his points across very clear in his text; although, I strongly believe that teachers give kids more work than usual, causing teens to get less sleep than recommended. Frank Bruni shows specific examples in his response that grab my attention. This shows me that the facts he is telling us are true. An …show more content…
The quote “ Now the concern isn’t how to rouse teens but how to lull them” is effective because it is proving that teens need time to sit back and relax. Another important statement Frank used is “In a study in the medical journal Pediatrics this year, about 55 percent of American teenagers from the ages of 14 to 17 reported that they were getting less than seven hours a night, though the National Sleep Foundation counsels 8 to 10.” Frank also states that the anxiety and depression level for college kids is through the roof, and the main cause is lack of sleep.
Sleep deprivation is a major concern for teens in the U.S. If kids are obtaining only five hours of sleep a night, then something needs to change because a lack of sleep can endanger kid’s mental and physical health. I don’t believe the problem has to do with technology, the real problem is kids are being told they have to ace every test, and this is keeping them up late studying. One way we can prevent this problem would be for teachers to not assign as much homework or start school later in the
Frank Bruni gets his points across very clear in his text; although, I strongly believe that teachers give kids more work than usual, causing teens to get less sleep than recommended. Frank Bruni shows specific examples in his response that grab my attention. This shows me that the facts he is telling us are true. An …show more content…
The quote “ Now the concern isn’t how to rouse teens but how to lull them” is effective because it is proving that teens need time to sit back and relax. Another important statement Frank used is “In a study in the medical journal Pediatrics this year, about 55 percent of American teenagers from the ages of 14 to 17 reported that they were getting less than seven hours a night, though the National Sleep Foundation counsels 8 to 10.” Frank also states that the anxiety and depression level for college kids is through the roof, and the main cause is lack of sleep.
Sleep deprivation is a major concern for teens in the U.S. If kids are obtaining only five hours of sleep a night, then something needs to change because a lack of sleep can endanger kid’s mental and physical health. I don’t believe the problem has to do with technology, the real problem is kids are being told they have to ace every test, and this is keeping them up late studying. One way we can prevent this problem would be for teachers to not assign as much homework or start school later in the